This is a very special shirt to me. This is my first Misfits shirt. I got this in for either my birthday or Christmas in 1992. Being a broke teenager discovering punk rock in suburbia was harder than it seems today. We didn't have disposable income, we didn't have the internet, we didn't have Hot Topic, B&N maybe got MAXIMUMROCKNROLL once a year, Doc Martin's didn't come cheap, and colored hair, while commonplace in the cities, was something you didn't see often in the 'burbs. The only place to get punk stuff was the Village(pre-Giuliani gentrification), maybe a catalog like "Rockabillia", or the great fleamarkets that once were abundant in NJ. This was found at the Union Market rock & roll shop. Below is a pic of me wearing it in 92 or 93 at a family gathering...the beginning of my downward spiral from metal to punk.
And for those not in the know, the Misfits are my favorite band of all time. They blend sci-fi and horror with the fury of punk rock. I've also included the only official music video from their golden era with Glenn Danzig, Braineaters. Bonus, they're from NJ.
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